Born on this Day in History: April 30, 1982 - Kirsten Dunst was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. In 1989, she made her film debut in New York Stories. This was soon followed by a role in The Bonfire of the Vanities. She got her big break in Interview with the Vampire. She went on to appear in a string of major Hollywood productions, successfully transitioning to adult roles. In 2002 she starred in Spider-Man.

On this Day in History: April 30, 1991 - Tropical cyclone Marian hits the Chittagong region of Bangladesh, killing 138,000 people and causing more than $1.5 billion in damage. Although 95% of the population heard the cyclone warning, most did not believe that a cyclone was actually on its way.

Born on this Day in History: April 27, 1759 - Mary Wollstonecraft was born in London, England. She belonged to an group of writers that included William Blake and William Wordsworth. Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1792, one of the trailblazing works of feminism. She married William Godwin in 1797 and died on September 10th of that same year, eleven days after the birth of her second daughter.

On this Day in History: April 27, 1986 - During a live TV special, journalist Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault beneath the Lexington Hotel in Chicago. He finds nothing inside, apart from a few empty bottles.

Born on this Day in History: April 26, 1963 - Jet Li is an actor and martial artist. At the age of 11, Li won his first national championship in wushu. Li retired from the sport when he was 17 and made his film debut in Shaolin Temple, making him a star in his home country. Since 1994, he has gone back and forth between Chinese and English-language films, starring Hollywood's Romeo Must Die, Kiss of the Dragon, and The Forbidden Kingdom.

On this Day in History: April 26, 2006 - Snoop Dogg and his entourage arrested in London's Heathrow Airport for creating a disturbance when British Airways wouldn't allow the group into a first class lounge. After being escorted outside, there was a fight and seven police officers were injured. After a night in jail, the group is freed but Big Snoop Dogg has been banned from the U.K. and British Airways as a result of the melee.

Born on this Day in History: April 25, 1940 - Alfredo James Pacino began studying acting at 19. He brought brooding seriousness and explosive rage to gritty roles such as that of Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972) and an incorruptible cop in Serpico (1973)

On this Day in History: April 25, 1994 - Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz (King Adrock) is sentenced to 200 hours of community service for battering a TV cameraman during the memorial service for actor River Phoenix.

Born on this Day in History: April 24, 1952 - Born in Arcueil, France, Jean-Paul Gaultier is a French fashion designer and a member of the French Haute Couture. He designed the pointed corsets worn by Madonna during her 1990 Blonde Ambition World Tour. In the 1990s, he co-hosted the long-running late-night British TV show Eurotrash. In addition to clothing, he has a popular line of perfumes.

On this Day in History: April 24, 1995 - The Unabomber strikes, killing a timber industry lobbyist. Gilbert Murray is killed in his Sacramento office, opening mail addressed to the man he replaced.

Born on this Day in History: April 23, 1936 - Born in Vernon, Texas, Roy Orbison formed his first band at age 13. The singer-songwriter dropped out of college to pursue music. He signed with Monument Records and recorded ballads like "Only the Lonely" and "It's Over."

On this Day in History: April 23, 1985 - The Coca-Cola Bottling Company announces that it has irrevocably changed the formula for its flagship beverage, unveiling "New Coke." The company stands firm on its decision until public pressure finally forces them to reintroduce the original drink, exactly 79 days later.

Born on this Day in History: April 20, 1972 - Carmen Electra was born Tara Leigh Patrick in Cincinnati, Ohio. She moved to Los Angeles in order to pursue a music career. In 1991, she signed a record contract with Prince. She was a Playboy model before joining the cast of "Baywatch," replacing Pamela Anderson. In 2003, she married Dave Navarro and the two had a reality series for MTV called "Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave."

On this Day in History: April 20, 1979 - President Jimmy Carter is attacked by a Killer Swamp Rabbit, while on vacation in Plains GA. The rabbit swam menacingly towards him, and he had to repel the ferocious creature with a paddle. There were no injuries. Press Secretary Jody Powell leaked the story to the press, and the White House had a lot of explaining to do.

Born on this Day in History: April 19, 1987 - Maria Sharapova was born in Nyagan, Russia. She started playing tennis at an early age and turned professional at the age of 14. Sharapova won Wimbledon in 2004 against Serena Williams and has gone on to win the US Open and Australian Open. Her success has been furthered through extensive media exposure and advertising campaigns.

On this Day in History: April 19, 1995 - Timothy McVeigh kills 168 Oklahomans when his truck bomb detonates in front of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building.

Born on this Day in History: April 18, 1947 - Born in Utah, James Woods studied political science at MIT before pursuing a career in acting. He is known for his intensity, intellect and ability to play dark characters. He has received three Emmy Awards for his roles in Promises (1987), My Name is Bill W. (1989) and Citizen Cohn (1992) In 1996, he portrayed the killer of civil rights activist Medgar Evers in Ghosts of Mississippi.

On this Day in History: April 18, 1906 - A devastating earthquake strikes San Francisco at 5:13 a.m., followed by a major aftershock three hours later. More than 3,000 people are killed from either collapsing structures or any of the 59 separate fires which burn over the next three days. In the downtown area, the U.S. Army is forced to dynamite whole city blocks in order to contain the flames, due to the lack of water pressure.

Born on this Day in History: April 17, 1897 - Writer Thornton Wilder was teased as a teen for being overly intellectual. After earning degrees from Oberlin, Yale and Princeton, he wrote The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927, Pulitzer Prize). His play Our Town (1938, Pulitzer Prize) has become one of America's most enduringly popular plays. In 1942, he released The Skin of Our Teeth (1942, Pulitzer Prize). Theophilus North was his last novel.

On this Day in History: April 17, 1965 - The FBI Laboratory in Washington reports their inability to make out the vocals on the hit single "Louie Louie." Thus, the Bureau is unable to determine whether the record constitutes obscene matter.

Born on this Day in History: April 16, 1889 - Charlie Chaplin, co-founder of United Artists, was a comedic actor whose ability made him a world wide star before the end of the first world war and a major influence in the silent film era. His character of the Tramp, a refined vagrant, was identified so closely with the silent film era that Chaplin refused to make a "talkie" with him, retiring the character in the film Modern Times.

On this Day in History: April 16, 1943 - Chemist Albert Hofmann inadvertently experiences the world's first acid trip when a tiny quantity of lysergic acid diethylamide accidently seeps through the skin of his finger. After leaving work early, he went home and settled into "a not unpleasant intoxicated condition." Then he had solid two hours of visual hallucinations: "I perceived an uninterrupted stream of fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes with intense, kaleidoscopic play of colors." It will be another three days before Hofmann gets up the courage to swallow 250 micrograms and ride his bicycle home.

Born on this Day in History: April, 13 1743 - Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell, Virginia. He became draftsman of the Declaration of Independence of the United States and the nation's first secretary of state (1789-1794), second vice president (1797-1801), and, as the third president (1801-1809), the statesman responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson died in bed at Monticello on July 4, 1826.

On this Day in History: April 13, 1982 - David Crosby of CSNY arrested while freebasing cocaine and for illegal possession of a .45 handgun. Sentence: 5 years.

Born on this Day in History: April 12, 1947 - Tom Clancy is an American author, best known for his espionage, military science and techno thrillers. Clancy was working as an insurance broker until he wrote his first novel in 1984, The Hunt for Red October. Ten of Clancy's books have earned No. 1 rankings on the New York Times best-seller list. Over fifty million copies of his books have been printed, and three have been made into movies.

On this Day in History: April 12, 1961 - Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alexeyevich Gargarin is the first man in space, aboard Vostok I.